Megan

School Librarian and DEI Practitioner in NYC. Prolific conference tweeter, pretty quiet at all other times. MSLIS @PrattInfoSchool. BA @AmericanU. she/her

[Megan @megwestman]

This book this book this book. Wept through it in one sitting, curled up with my own daemon. Thank you, @MollyOstertag. ✨

[Megan @megwestman]

@TLT16 DAMSEL (Elana Arnold), THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD (Tiffany Jackson), EVER CURSED (Corey Ann Haydu), BURN OUR BODIES DOWN (Rory Power), BLOOD WATER PAINT (Joy McCullough). THE GRACE YEAR (Kim Liggett), ALL THE RAGE (Courtney Summers), THE WALLS AROUND US (Nova Ren Suma)

[Megan @megwestman]

Headed home from #ALAAC24 with far too many books stuffed into my luggage. Yes, this is a giant @jellycatlondon dragon poking its head out of the bag it will no longer fit inside. Grateful for a big dose of librarian energy and ready for summer break to truly begin.

[Megan @megwestman]

@KyleLukoff Omggg sending all of the good energy your way

[Megan @megwestman]

@KyleLukoff is forever ALA famous even when not at ALA 🥳 #ALAAC24

[Megan @megwestman]

Finding out that @ngoziu is ARMY = a highlight of #ALAAC24. Meanwhile, my current phone background… 😂💜

[Megan @megwestman]

I just love neurodivergent and nd-affirming people so much. Excellent guidelines for Q & A at LET US ENHANCE THE FIELD: ND LIBRARIAN VOICES SHAPING NEUROINCLUSIVE LIBRARY WORKPLACES. #ALAAC24

[Megan @megwestman]

Getting to bring the DEI coworker of my heart to her first ALA and present together on the school library program of my heart? Too, too good. Thank you to all who joined us this afternoon! #ALAAC24

[Megan @megwestman]

Dragon fidget, meet exhibit floor. ✨ #ALAAC24

[Megan @megwestman]

Tonight I got to gush to @TraceyBaptiste about a 3rd grader’s essay comparing colonialism in THE JUMBIES to the experience of the Lenape & got to gush to @ElanaKArnold about how seen her books make me feel. Out here unmasked (cognitively) and chaotic but it is good. #ALAAC24

[Megan @megwestman]

“Imagination should not be limited to your resources. Knowledge should not be limited by what your parents had or didn’t have.” -@Trevornoah #ALAAC24

[Megan @megwestman]

“I wrote this book for me now, remembering me then.” -@Trevornoah #ALAAC24

[Megan @megwestman]

“Imagining is believing beyond what happens, beyond what happened.” -@Trevornoah #ALAAC24

[Megan @megwestman]

“I know that we will win, because we are right.” -@edrabinski. Grateful for humor and talk of lentils while addressing a time of immense pressure in library land. #ALAAC24

[NYC Libraries @NYCLibraries]

It’s official: #NoCutsToLibraries! You did it NYC, this victory is yours. Thank you @NYCMayor, @NYCSpeakerAdams, and the entire @NYCCouncil for restoring library funding in the FY25 budget.

See the full statement: https://t.co/BiU9jMbP4b

[Megan @megwestman]

@librarynugget !!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[Megan @megwestman]

Also, thank you forever @CoriDoerrfeld for a book that is perfect for everyone all the time.

[Megan @megwestman]

Want to hear about the time I made our school’s entire adult staff read @CoriDoerrfeld’s THE RABBIT LISTENED and participate in a conflict styles workshop based on the animals in the story? Come play with Johara and me on Saturday! #ALAAC24